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Mon, 23 Jan 2017 19:58:04 GMTTHE ASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON — The Trump administration is vowing to defend territories that are in international waters, including those in the South China Sea. Responding to a question about China’s claims over islands in the disputed area, press secretary Sean Spic...

Mon, 23 Jan 2017 16:00:04 GMTBY ERICA WERNER
AP CONGRESSIONAL CORRESPONDENTWASHINGTON — Sen. Marco Rubio said Monday that he will support President Donald Trump’s nominee to be secretary of state despite reservations about the former Exxon Mobil CEO as the Republican lawmaker backed away from any challenge to the new presid...

Mon, 23 Jan 2017 16:24:03 GMTBY BERNARD CONDON AND JULIE BYKOWICZ
ASSOCIATED PRESSNEW YORK — A lawsuit Monday alleged that President Donald Trump is violating the Constitution by allowing his business to accept payments from foreign governments.
Trump is violating the so-called emoluments clause in the Constitution that prohibits...

Mon, 23 Jan 2017 17:02:03 GMTTHE ASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has tasked a group of top business leaders with coming up with a series of actions to help stimulate the American manufacturing sector.
Andrew Liveris, the CEO of Dow Chemical, says Trump has given them 30 days to...

Mon, 23 Jan 2017 17:02:04 GMTTHE ASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is reinstating a ban on providing federal money to international groups that perform abortions or provide information on the option.
The regulation has been something of a political football, instituted by Republi...

Mon, 23 Jan 2017 17:14:03 GMTTHE ASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is signing a memorandum that freezes hiring for some federal government workers as a way to reduce payrolls and rein in the size of the federal workforce.
Trump’s directive is fulfilling one of his campaign promis...

Mon, 23 Jan 2017 17:26:02 GMTTHE ASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump moved to pull the United States out of the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact Monday, fulfilling a campaign promise as he began his first full week in office.
“Great thing for the American worker that we...

Mon, 23 Jan 2017 17:28:05 GMTTHE ASSOCIATED PRESSDENVER — Weed on Craigslist? It’s widely for sale in Colorado, but a bill moving through the state Legislature aims to crack down on folks who sell weed illegally using online ads.
A bill approved unanimously by the state Senate Monday would create ...

Mon, 23 Jan 2017 11:00:06 GMTBY ZACH HILLSTROM
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINTeenage pregnancy has dropped more than 56 percent in Pueblo over the past 6 years.
According to data from the Pueblo City-County Health Department, in 2009, almost 63 out of every 1,000 teenage girls in Pueblo aged 15 to 19 experienced a pregnancy. ...

Mon, 23 Jan 2017 11:00:06 GMTBY ZACH HILLSTROM
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINThose who have lived in Pueblo for any significant amount of time have likely been introduced to John Largent – they just might not have realized it at the time.
For some, it might have been made at one of the places around town that Largent has freq...